What is the difference between Deathclaw Brown and Orange Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Orange Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deathclaw Brown vs Orange Brown

Deathclaw Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8704a (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Brown is a little darker than Deathclaw Brown.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Deathclaw Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Orange Brown is a little darker than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Deathclaw Brown instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deathclaw Brown is a little lighter.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Deathclaw Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw Brown vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Tan (72.066)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Orange Brown vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Orange Brown vs Catachan FleshColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Deathclaw Brown equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents